Paid Obituaries

September 25, 2008

Seidl Seidl, Catherine Frances, of Hollywood passed away peacefully on September 23, 2008. Born on October 29, 1924 in M-Milwaukee, WI to Frances and Colin Carlisle. Catherine was a loving wife, mother, sister and friend. A woman, whom in many ways was ahead of her time when it came to M-women in the workforce. Catherine M-graduated from Milwaukee Downer College in 1946 and then began a long and M-distinguished career in the Occupation M-Therapy field, which spanned over 50 years. In August of 1964 she relocated to the M-Hollywood area where she assumed head Occupation Therapy duties at the Hollywood Hills Nursing Home. In 1977 she assumed a similar position at the Greynolds Park Manor in North Miami. Throughout her working M-career, Catherine participated on several state nursing homes regulatory panels. She was highly instrumental in establishing a code of ethics, which Florida's nursing homes continue to follow today. Catherine was also extremely active with the CCD M-program, and in doing so left a lasting M-positive impression of the Catholic faith on many of South Florida's youth. Her loving husband of 55 years, Alfred Ludwig Seidl, and her brother Jack Carlisle preceded Catherine in death. Catherine had three sons, Stephen, Mark and Charles; M-daughter, Ellen; son-in-law, Gary Goldsmith; M-daughters-in-law, Linda, Carmen, and M-Luanne Seidl; five grandchildren: and one great-granddaughter. Visitation Friday, M-September 26, 2008, from 5-9 PM, with a Prayer Service at 7:30 PM all at Fred Hunter Funeral Home, Taft Street. A Funeral Mass will be held Saturday, September 27, 2008 at Annunciation Catholic Church at 9:30 AM with Father Quilligan presiding. Entombment will follow at Hollywood Memorial Gardens in Hollywood. The family gives its sincere thanks to everyone at the Peninsula Assisted Living Facility and Hospice by the Sea for the wonderful care given to our mother, M-grandma and great-grandma. On line M-condolences can be made at www.fredhunters.com. Fred Hunter's Funeral Home 6301 Taft Street Hollywood, FL 33024 954-954-989-1550

Shibla Shibla, Charles, 87, of Jupiter, FL, passed away on September 23, 2008. All County M-Funeral Home & Crematory.*

deGroff deGroff, Elizabeth ("Libby") Mulford, after a prolonged illness, died on September 2, 2008, at the age of 90, in Pompano Beach, Florida. Libby was born in Kansas City, M-Missouri, on July 13, 1918, attended Barstow School there, then graduated from M-Connecticut College class of 1939. She leaves behind Edward V. deGroff, her loving husband of 66 years, and during the years they lived in Kingston, New York, she was a devoted mother and active in many M-community organizations, including the board of the Boys Home, League of Women Voters, the Junior League, the Blue Ribbon Garden Club, the Old Dutch Church and M-earnestly supported the United Cerebral M-Palsy efforts for many years. Libby was an avid and knowledgeable gardener her whole life, always finding tranquility among her plants. She is also survived by her three daughters, Elizabeth Cornforth and Laura Kunkel of Florida and Judith Schoonmaker of Connecticut, as well as four grandchildren, Charles Kunkel, Righter Kunkel, Jessica Schoonmaker and Aley Kent. The new arrival of her first great-grandchild in May, 2008, Chester Raymond Thompson, was a special delight in her last year. The entire family will dearly miss her wonderful spirit. A private gathering will be held in her honor, and M-contributions in her memory may be sent to the First Presbyterian Church of Fort M-Lauderdale, Florida.